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yesterday it was the first sunday in advent-time. in austria (and other european countries) the 4 sundays before christmas are called advent sundays and are celebrated by lighting candles on an advent wreath, decorated with evergreens and bows. it’s like the countdown to christmas. I don’t know, if the four weeks before christmas are celebrated like this in other countries.
well, this year I didn’t tie a wreath, mostly because my daughter would break it within 10 minutes and burn her little fingers on the candles. but I did a special manicure.
I found a napkin just perfect for holiday nailart, it has these very small images which fit perfectly on the nail. and it’s much easier to apply just a small piece of napkin instead of covering the whole nail.
 
I applied 2 coats of alessandro 295, which is a cool-toned gold, and 1 coat of 297, which is a cool gold glitter. for this manicure I chose the holly designs and applied them by using the napkin decoupage technique. on the middle finger I stuck on the 3d artpieces I created with the mold I got at nailart und mehr.
 
 
 

I love the look of the 3d artpieces, but I have to admit that it’s not for everyday use. but if you are going to a christmasparty it’s the perfect nailart ;-)

the reason why I’m not posting so many posts lately is that my dad is in hospital. he had a surgery and got a hip prothesis. the problem is, that he is suffering from dementia and someone has to go there every day to look after him, as the nurses aren’t very dedicated. so I’m there quite often. but he’s coming home soon.

ihr sehr hier 1 (!) coat! der lack ist super deckend, trocknet relativ schnell. allerdings trocknet er etwas matt, nicht richtig, aber er glänzt auch nicht richtig. auf dem foto habe ich überlack verwendet. die konsistenz ist ziemlich dickflüssig, aber auf sehr flüssig. also, er ist sehr mit pigmenten angereichert, rinnt aber trotzdem. ich musste zwischendurch immer wieder den (dünnen) pinsel abstreifen. aber mit dem ergebnis bin ich sehr zufrieden. maxfactor gibts ua bei bipa und dm!